Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge -- thread closing -- see new thread Part 2!

[mullysisters]

Thanks to you all who responded with sympathy about Magnus. I knew I would find understanding here.
50sjayne - I can never read Rainbow Bridge too often, it's comforting whatever you believe.
RoseandMike - we are vegetarians too (me for 37 years) You would think that you'd naturally lose weight eating all those veggies right? Well not so much, what with all the breads, fruit and we eat some dairy too. Soy proteins are higher in fat than you'd think. Let's face it - you can't eat beans all the time Good luck, there are good resources on the internet, try to keep away from the "white" foods ie. sugar, bleached flour, white bread, rice etc.

My goal for this challenge 12 lbs weight loss and 30 minutes exercise daily.
As a group? Our participation changes but what about an average 10lbs loss per person at the final weigh-in?

 

[talytam]

Happy New Year everybody

QOTD- I have two goals for this challenge. I am aiming to lose 37 lbs before my 37th bday the end of March and as I have close to 100lbs I think it may be attainable. I also want to be more active- exercising 4-5 days a week and be consistent. I have decided this is my year to feel good about myself and I think I can do it, especially with everyone here.

As for group goal- this is my first challenge but I'm good with 500lbs loss for the group


Tamara

 

[joy@disney]

Happy New Year everyone,

I'm Nancy, I will be turning 42 in 3 days, I have been married for 19 1/2 years, and am the mom of a dd14 and ds11. I am a SAHM, as well as a PT substitute teacher.

2 years ago (just in time for our DW trip) I completed my weight loss goal of 40 pounds. I kept it off for about 9 months, but over the last year and a half, about 1/2 of that weight has crept back on.

I have been lurking here on the WISH boards for 9 months or so, and am looking forward to joining this challenge, and having the encouragment and acountability from all of you here. My weight loss goal for this challenge is 15, but I could probably stand to lose 20-25 total.

I am also wanting to do this challenge for my dd14, and can hopefully get her involved as well. She needs to lose 20 pounds for sure, but could even stand to lose closer to 40. As I am sure many of you have watched the BL and seen parents who feel responsible for their childs weight gain. This is how I feel. I haven't set a good example for her. I want to motivate her so badly, and help her. She talks about wanting to lose weight, but I don't know how to get her started. She dislikes exercise a lot, even though she does like to play softball and has been on her Middle school team the last 2 years.

Sorry for the rambling, thank you all for reading. I hope this challenge will help both me and my dd, and I will let you all know if she decides to join with me.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

QOD - My personal goal would be to loose about 27 pounds this round. I dont know what to pick for a group goal other than everyone stay on track for the week.

I had a busy day de-Christmasing the house. Whew that was alot of work.

 

[donac]

Here is our QOTD (Question of the Day): Do you have a goal for this challenge? 15 lbs for this challenge along with exercise at least 5 days a week. My long term goal (for 2010) is 33 lbs. I'm still thinking about a long term exercise goal.

And a bonus QOTD do you want to have a group goal for this challenge? I like the retention goal, but not sure what the right number should be.

Here's a question for everyone--Does anyone else find when they drink 6 glasses of water they are even hungrier? I have always found this to be really hard. Does only one cup of coffee/ tea count in the 6 total, or can you count more than one?

Since you are only required 6 glasses I only think that 1 cup of coffee/tea should count. When we go up to 8 glasses then 2 cups will count.

 

[auntlynne]

I am roughly 501 days from my 50th birthday and would like to be 138 lbs lighter by then. [that would be the formula: 100 lbs for being 5' tall + 5 # for each inch above that (I'm 5'9")] So 50% off by 50. Lose 1 lb every 3.77 days

So, for BL9, that would be 27 # - I'll round down to 20 lbs since I'll be on vacation in CA & Hawaii for 3.5 weeks.

Goal for the group: whatever everybody else is contributing + my 20 lbs.

 

[wezee]

Need help.....Does anyone know why this subscribed thread does not update on my email? Every other thread does...why not this one. I even went inton my profile this morning to make sure my settings were correct. Any ideas???

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

I'm bummed. I was supposed to go to St. Louis tomorow to see the St. Louis Symphony performs the Magic of Disney. I had to call my friend and cancel. My throat is super painful on the right side all the way up to my ear. Aside from the fact that a 5 hour train ride each way does not sound like a way to feel better, my friend is a cancer survivor and has a compromised immune system. I'm just hoping this goes away before school starts next week. I'm starting to lose my voice!

 

[pmama]

Hi all,

Yes I have a goal. I'd like to lose the 15 pounds that came on a year ago all to quickly but that I have not been able to get rid of. Looking forward to getting some motivation and inspiration here.

 

[NancyIL]

Happy New Year! My goal for the next 15 weeks is to lose 22 pounds. More would be even better. I'd also like to have better exercise habits, so I'm shooting for 5-6 days per week.

 

[Riverhill]

Here is our QOTD (Question of the Day): Do you have a goal for this challenge? My goal is to lose 30 pounds for this challenge.

And a bonus QOTD do you want to have a group goal for this challenge?

I like the idea of retaining 80% of the group.

I spent the day buy new clothes for my new job. Even at my current weight of 190 I think is important to love what you look like in your clothes. Hopefully I'll have to buy new clothes this spring when these are all to big for me. My DD is my motivator. She is my twin except she is 135lbs. When I looks at her I see the girl I use to be and can be again give or take 25 years.

 

[CinderellasSister]

Happy New Year everyone! I'm still reading through everyone's posts, but wanted to stop and intgroduce myself. My name is Cynthia and I'm married with 2 wonderful kids, ages 8 & 6. I'm an office manager for a surgical center, so I wind up sitting behind a desk for the majority of my days. I have kept on the baby weight since having the kids and can't seem to get it off. I do have a Wii Fit that I need to dust off and start using again. I have two motivations for myself this year, 2 trips planned to Disney. First will be in Feb, so I'm hoping to realize some of my goal by then. Second will be my first Disney cruise in Dec. I want to be comfortable at the pool and at castaway cay.
So my goal for this challange is to lose 25 pounds. I have a larger overall goal, but i'm trying to be realistic for this challenge so I don't lose hope.

Good luck to everyone out there. I know we can do this!

 

[TammyNC]

QOTD - My goal like a few others for this challenge will be to get back into my better habits of water and exercising regularly along with losing something every week.

As for the group, I love the retention idea to maybe help encourage everyone to stick it out even when it gets tough.

 

[jenanderson]

Here is our QOTD (Question of the Day): Do you have a goal for this challenge?

I have a couple of personal goals:

1. To honestly keep track of everything I eat and be accountable for what I am eating.
2. To find time for exercising at least 5 days a week.
3. To lose 30 pounds by the end of our challenge.


And a bonus QOTD do you want to have a group goal for this challenge?
I like all the ideas people have come up with. I think setting a weight goal is a good plan.

 

[tmfranlk]

I'm bummed. I was supposed to go to St. Louis tomorow to see the St. Louis Symphony performs the Magic of Disney. I had to call my friend and cancel. My throat is super painful on the right side all the way up to my ear. Aside from the fact that a 5 hour train ride each way does not sound like a way to feel better, my friend is a cancer survivor and has a compromised immune system. I'm just hoping this goes away before school starts next week. I'm starting to lose my voice!

Oh, no. I had so wanted to go to that, but found out about it too late to get the money together for tickets for me and DD. Sorry you have to miss it. I hope you're feeling better soon!

 

[pppiglet]

Here's a question for everyone--Does anyone else find when they drink 6 glasses of water they are even hungrier? I have always found this to be really hard. Does only one cup of coffee/ tea count in the 6 total, or can you count more than one?

This is me. I drink water and my stomach starts growling. It's really hard for me to drink water at work. Even if I put a glass on my desk, I get so busy I don't even think to drink it. Then there is the problem of going to the bathroom all the time. I don't have time and the bathroom is not close by.

 

[Peace.love.mickey]

I give up....I have looked and looked....how do I get the BL9 chippie in my sig? THANKS!!!

 

[my3princes]

I made a very healthy dinner tonight that my entire family liked That might just be a first Got my 2 veggies in for the day, now working on water. I can do this and so can all of you

 

[RutgersAlum]

Not sure if this is where I report stuff, but I've been a good Loser today. Drank my H2O, did my first Firm video ever, and ate well.

Best part is, I convinced my dh to join in! He's PedroPete3

GL to all of us!
Michele/Rutgers

PS--Peace.Love.Mickey: I right click saved the clippie to my machine, uploaded it to Flickr, then pasted the link in my Disbards User CP (Edit Signature > Click the picture frame > paste the link). GL!

 

[MelanieC]

I give up....I have looked and looked....how do I get the BL9 chippie in my sig? THANKS!!!

Hi -
Go up to the upper left hand corner of this website and click on User CP.
Click on Edit Signature on the left hand side of the page. Click on the part of your signature that you want to enter it and then put your cursor there. Then go up to the icon that says insert image (yellow box w/ a grey mountain) and you will see insert image when you put your cursor over it. Then paste the following URL in that box - but remove the stuff already in the box so you don't have two http://.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b16/lisah0711/BL9.jpg

You won't need to save the photo anywhere because Lisa was nice enough to put the image on her photobucket account already